Look at me go... updating and things like that. I wonder how long this will last.
Part of me wasn't sure if I should even rant about the following topics since they're mainly controversial or political in nature, but I came to a couple realizations:
1) This isn't exactly a widely read website.
2) It's my blog, so I can say what I want! Freedom of speech, darnit!
So here... we... go.
Let me start off with saying that being a member of the military... sort of... that whoever the Commander in Chief is, he's my boss, and it's my job to support what he's doing and the whole "serving the people of the United States" and defending the constitution concept, and I'm all for that.
Now that I've declared where I stand (even though I'm sitting at the moment,) I can rant with no, or at least few, caveats.
I've been on Facebook a lot because I have no life to speak of, and I am friends with a person who always has a status about how amazing it is that Barrack Obama was elected because he's black. Last I saw her status was something to the effect of "counting down the days until a black man is president."
My roommate was watching the news and there was a whole thing about how it was so fantastic that there was going to be a black president.
I may sound a tad bit racist, but I promise, I'm going somewhere with this.
Now I may be completely unfounded in saying this, especially because my exposure to the outside world is rather limited, but I think that as great as it is that our country has elected a black guy to the head of the nation, it would be about a million and a half times more important if there was no big news about the race of the candidate.
When everyone, of all races, can finally talk about how it's so great that Obama was elected because of his merits as opposed to the color of his skin, that will be a milestone worth ranting and raving about.
In current times, who really cares if the candidate is an African-American? As far as I'm concerned (and I know that means relatively little,) the African part isn't necessary at all!
When I talk about who I am, I am an American. That's it. I don't go around ranting about my German-American pride, or how I'm a proud Dutch, French, English, Scottish, Irish, or any other kind of American.
I'm simply an American.
I can't help but wonder what the difference is.
I think I'll stop there for now.
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I must agree.
There are still people at your school bitching about that?
Are they going to...not obey what their boss says?
Gooooood point.
No, they aren't bitching. Pretty much everyone, even the staunchest opposition, have gotten over it. Except for the people who are, not to sound racist, flamboyantly black. It’s all they talk about. It seems like they aren’t being racially stereotyped enough, so they decide to do it to themselves. It’s retarted.
I presume the problem stems from some sort of good ol' American overkill, especially since the feeling went from "whity rulz!" to "diversity is awesome!!!11one" instead of "color doesn't matter."
That's the thing, diversity is now a really positive trait for some reason; after all, you see it posted all over companies who say they embrace diversity to universities who get more money for their diverse campus. Like being black will make you a better intellectual contributor.
Now if you're Asian...
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